Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
Hometown News For Orange County, Texas
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First Baptist-Orange First Baptist Church of Orange, along with the Preschool/Children’s Ministry Team will host its annual Easter egg hunt at 2 p.m. April 3 on church property about three miles north of Interstate 10 on Martin Luther King Drive. The event is planned for all children of the Orange community – toddler through sixth grade. In addition to the hunt, activities include face-painting, bounce houses, crafts, snack time and entertainment time. Children might find special eggs during the hunt that will include prizes....
“Peggy’s on the Bayou” was named Business of the Month by the Bridge City Chamber of Commerce. Peggy and Richard Albair began Bridge City Seafood The Crab House in a portable building in 1986. They mainly sold live and clean crabs to restaurants and other customers. Thanks to the support of Bridge City, they expanded the business into a seafood market, providing docks for the public, crabbers and offered a place for those who would like to sit on the back porch and fish....
Bridge City Chamber of Commerce has named Bridge City High School’s Lisa Huynh and Orangefield High School’s Derrick Evans as Students of the Month. Huynh is ranked fourth out of 163 students with a grade point average of 4.71. The daughter of Bank Nguyen and Hoa Huynh, Lisa has received the honor of being a UIL Calculator State Qualifier, Academic All-District and Who’s Who among All-American Scholars. She served as president of the Bridge City Executive Student Counc...
Orangefield Elementary second graders are participating with the National Education Association in building a nation of readers through its signature program, NEA’s Read Across America. Now in its 13th year, this year-round program focuses on motivating children and teens to read through events, partnerships, and reading resources. NEA’s Read Across America Day, a national reading celebration, takes place each year on or near March 2, the birthday of Dr. Seuss. The stu...
By the time you read this, they might have passed that monstrosity they call the Senate Bill. Our president is hot and heavy on the campaign trail for health care just like he was for the first primaries. The only difference is that the majority of Americans believed him back then. Hey, I voted for him in the primary. Today? Well there might have been a president who distorted the truth more than our current one. No, that isn’t a fair remark. Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon, among many, many others, were no slouches when i...
What started as an update story on the May opening of Orange Trade Days could easily be considered an East Side rehabilitation update. One can’t help looking at the development going on around the future trade days property – 200 W. Turrett Ave – and consider the potential for attracting people outside Orange’s borders. If the number of web site hits is an indication – which they are not – but if they were – 1,600 people are interested in coming to the new market. ...
With the tournaments going on, I thought a good snack would be good. It is even a good gift for kids anytime, especially during holidays. • 1/2 cup (1 stick) margarine1 1/4 teaspoon seasoning salt • 4 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce • 2 2/3 cups Rice Chex cereal • 2 2/3 cups Wheat Chex cereal • 1 cup salted nuts • 2 2/3 cups Corn Chex cereal Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Heat margarine in large shallow roasting pan about 10x15x2, in oven until melted. Remove stir in seasoning salt. Add Worcestershire sauce. Add Chex and nu...
Honeywell representatives presented a $2,500 grant to Little Cypress Junior High on Friday for a project that will help expose students to the environment and enrich the curriculum that they already experience in the regular classroom setting. The program, “Honeywell, Live from the Field with LCJH,” will provide opportunities for students to visit several sites throughout Southeast Texas on Saturday field trips. Students must meet certain criteria to earn a position on...
Like a scene from a bad surf movie the whole “locals only” mystique plays out at the boat ramp every time a new angler from another bay system shows up to sample some new water. “What’s he going to do with a little boat” or “what’s that diving board doing over the motor” are all questions and smart aleck remarks that come from the close minded. Some of the coolest innovations in techniques and approaches often come from folks who are not “locals.” These anglers bring new ideas...
There was much discussion Monday at Orange County Commissioners Court on a change order submitted by Cleveland Construction. The request concerned stabilization of the slab for the OC Sheriff’s Office Evidence building to be located on Polk Street. County Engineer Les Anderson advised the court to turn down the request for the additional $9,175. He said the specifications of the contract called for the removal or stabilization of the material under the slab. “The contrac...
The Bridge City Cardinals squared off with Westlake, but only played three and half innings. It only took Matt Hicks twenty-one pitches and six batters to get through the first two innings. Hicks struck out four batters to go along with two ground outs. Freshman Hayden Guidry pitched the last two innings. Guidry struck out two, gave up two hits, three walks and allowed two runs to cross the plate. The Cardinals exploded for an eleven run second inning. Mitchel Hubbard...
While spring is heralding its entry, and the landscape awakens with color, sound and sunlight, many people will be returning to some of their favorite rituals. The newness of the season can be a magical time of discovery, pleasing to the eyes and the palette. But there’s something special to discover in this part of the U.S. Something that can be even tastier than ice cream or a snow cone. It drives people to dig deep in their closets for just the right bucket and p...
I’ve been fortunate to have walked this earth with some of God’s great Cajun guys. Men who worked every day to promote their culture, a way of life they loved and felt an urge to preserve. W.T. “Boss Cajun” Oliver, after returning from the military service, launched the first area Cajun music show on KPNG radio. He was raised in Little Abbeville, on the outskirts of Port Neches. When he left home to join the service at age 17, he spoke barely understandable English. To his...
THE PRESSES ARE WAITING TO ROLL Things have been shaky around here this week and deadline time has come and the alligators are nipping at our behinds. With Robert Hankins off sick we’re a writer and editor short. Thanks to a good staff of professionals, they have jumped in the water with the ‘Gators” and are committed to putting out two good papers. It’s a tough battle with a short stick. Some times everyone has to pitch in and make do to put out a good product. We’re known for covering all bases and having the most read...
